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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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